Glimpses of North Korea – in pictures

Western photographers have been allowed into North Korea during two weeks of celebrations marking the centenary of the birth of the country's founder, Kim Il-sung. The carefully choreographed festivities included a massive fireworks display, military parades and the first public speech by Kim's grandson, Kim Jong-un, who became leader after the death last year of his father, Kim Jong-il

Commuters make their way through Yonggwang subway station. Pyongyang's underground network was opened between 1969 and 1972 and is supposedly the deepest in the world, with parts of the track said to be 110 metres below surface level